Gordon Wayne A, Spielman Lisa A, Hahn-Ketter Amanda E, Sy Karla Therese L
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2017 Nov/Dec;32(6):393-403. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000274.
To examine the relationship between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and criminal behavior in youth who are incarcerated or on probation in Texas.
Seven juvenile justice facilities.
Juvenile offenders in state or county correctional facilities or on probation.
Screening for TBI was conducted among adolescents at 7 juvenile justice centers.
Participants were administered the Brain Injury Screening Questionnaire, and results were linked to participants' offense history and psychiatric diagnoses.
One in 4 juvenile offenders met criteria for TBI, and the majority of injuries occurred prior to the adolescents' criminal offenses. A history of TBI was related to more violent crimes, as well as more mental health diagnoses and symptoms.
The high rates of TBI and levels of distress found in juvenile offenders suggest a need for preventive actions, interventions to compensate for challenges related to TBI, and programs to assist individuals' transitions into the community.
研究德克萨斯州被监禁或缓刑的青少年中创伤性脑损伤（TBI）与犯罪行为之间的关系。
七个青少年司法机构。
州或县惩教设施中的青少年罪犯或缓刑人员。
在7个青少年司法中心对青少年进行TBI筛查。
对参与者进行脑损伤筛查问卷测试，结果与参与者的犯罪史和精神疾病诊断相关联。
四分之一的青少年罪犯符合TBI标准，且大多数损伤发生在青少年犯罪之前。TBI病史与更多的暴力犯罪以及更多的心理健康诊断和症状有关。
青少年罪犯中TBI的高发生率和痛苦程度表明需要采取预防措施、进行干预以应对与TBI相关的挑战，以及开展帮助个人融入社区的项目。
